Running vs Jogging

BAMFMeredith
BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
edited December 19 in Fitness and Exercise
Is there some magical speed at which jogging becomes running?

I've read a bunch of posts about "just jogging" or whatever, and I'm a bit confused. I feel like they're the same thing. I've been going along this whole time calling myself a "runner" but since I run slowly, does that mean I'm not legit, and I'm merely a "jogger?"

I'm interested to hear the opinion from not only hardcore runners but people like myself and people just getting into running. Do you differentiate? I mean...if I run 10 miles as fast as I can run for 10 miles, is it jogging because I'm not faster or what? I'm a bit confused on this one...
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  • jenngi620
    jenngi620 Posts: 51
    mostly just a bump. I'm a slow and steady kinda jogger, er, runner, er.... The only reason I really care what the generally accepted definition is because I'm training for a obstacle race and the training guide says you should be able to "RUN, NOT JOG" 3 miles. What exactly does that mean?
  • KBGirts
    KBGirts Posts: 882 Member
    I think it is qualified by a certain speed. I use a Garmin, and when it generates a graph of my performance, there are zones that say walk, fast walk, jog, run. I was disappointed to see that my pace was always just a jog. Go ahead and call it what you want though. I am still a runner..... I won't call myself a jogger :wink:
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    mostly just a bump. I'm a slow and steady kinda jogger, er, runner, er.... The only reason I really care what the generally accepted definition is because I'm training for a obstacle race and the training guide says you should be able to "RUN, NOT JOG" 3 miles. What exactly does that mean?

    See, I have no idea what that even means. I can run 3 miles, no problem, but since I'm not fast would that be considered jogging?
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    I think it is qualified by a certain speed. I use a Garmin, and when it generates a graph of my performance, there are zones that say walk, fast walk, jog, run. I was disappointed to see that my pace was always just a jog. Go ahead and call it what you want though. I am still a runner..... I won't call myself a jogger :wink:

    I know on the treadmills at my gym it has "Quick Pace" buttons that say "2mph walk" "4mph jog" "6mph run"....and I fall into the grey area there...

    I've completed 3 half marathons...I think I can call myself a runner too!
  • bigtwagner
    bigtwagner Posts: 113
    For me, jogging vs running is all up to the individual. when i run at my usual pace, i consider that running. Anytime that i purposely run slower than my usual speed, i consider that a jog. That's just me.
  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    There was a thread the other day about this but I can't find it now. To me running and jogging are one in the same. You are moving yourself forward at a faster pace. I'm a runner. Am I fast? Absolutely not. Will I ever be? I doubt it with my 5'1 1/2 inch frame and short legs but I could care less.
  • jporche77
    jporche77 Posts: 32 Member
    If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.” - John Bingham
  • MissJoaniB
    MissJoaniB Posts: 2 Member
    I have heard in the debate of running or jogging, that running is faster jogging with races.

    That said, I would hesitate to say 'just jogging', because every time I see someone out on the paths, working on whatever they're shooting for (weight loss, race prep, or just getting healthier), I feel like cheering them on. It wasn't too long ago that I couldn't run 5 minutes without needing to walk, so I appreciate when people are making the same effort I did!
  • elliottjane
    elliottjane Posts: 37
    For me, jogging vs running is all up to the individual. when i run at my usual pace, i consider that running. Anytime that i purposely run slower than my usual speed, i consider that a jog. That's just me.

    I agree with this^. If I'm giving it my all, that's running. If I slow down to catch my breath (purposely run slower), that's what I'd consider jogging. It's up to you and your own pace. Depends on how much you exert yourself I guess.
  • JodaNord
    JodaNord Posts: 496 Member
    To Run - To move swiftly on foot so that both feet leave the ground during each stride.

    To Jog - To run or ride at a steady slow trot

    In the same breath, who cares the label, you are getting out there for you and feeling good about it! Whatever the speed!
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.” - John Bingham

    Gotta love The Penguin! As far as I'm concerned, if you're going faster than a walk, you're running.
  • sugar_cube
    sugar_cube Posts: 23 Member
    I honestly believe it depends on the individual. For me running is about the length of the stride, the speed, how high my leg is ect.

    When i jog my leg isn't lifting all that high, my speed is slower, my strides aren't long. When i run all that changes.
  • tryinghard71
    tryinghard71 Posts: 593
    To Run - To move swiftly on foot so that both feet leave the ground during each stride.

    To Jog - To run or ride at a steady slow trot

    In the same breath, who cares the label, you are getting out there for you and feeling good about it! Whatever the speed!

    That makes total sense. I am jogger.
  • El_Rapido
    El_Rapido Posts: 97 Member
    If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.” - John Bingham

    ^^^^ This ^^^^^

    I hate the term "jogging". A runner is someone who runs, end of.
  • jporche77
    jporche77 Posts: 32 Member
    If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run.” - John Bingham

    Gotta love The Penguin! As far as I'm concerned, if you're going faster than a walk, you're running.

    I trained for a half marathon with Team in Training (The Penguin came and talked to us) and the coach used to always correct me when I said I was jogging he said NO you are a runner
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    For me, jogging vs running is all up to the individual. when i run at my usual pace, i consider that running. Anytime that i purposely run slower than my usual speed, i consider that a jog. That's just me.

    I agree. I see running as moving at a pace that you cannot go faster than over the distance you are trying to cover. Whereas I see jogging more as a warm-up or when you just go at an easy pace for the fun of it.
  • amyhoss
    amyhoss Posts: 414 Member
    For me, jogging vs running is all up to the individual. when i run at my usual pace, i consider that running. Anytime that i purposely run slower than my usual speed, i consider that a jog. That's just me.

    I agree with this.
  • wbgolden
    wbgolden Posts: 2,066 Member
    I think it is qualified by a certain speed. I use a Garmin, and when it generates a graph of my performance, there are zones that say walk, fast walk, jog, run. I was disappointed to see that my pace was always just a jog. Go ahead and call it what you want though. I am still a runner..... I won't call myself a jogger :wink:
    yup
  • morganhccstudent724
    morganhccstudent724 Posts: 1,261 Member
    I am doing C25K. There are times I am walking. Anytime I am not walking I consider that running. Some days are faster than others. But it is still running.


    Or at least that's what I tell myself to get me to the next day :ohwell: :wink:
  • PhoebeC123
    PhoebeC123 Posts: 28
    There was a thread the other day about this but I can't find it now. To me running and jogging are one in the same. You are moving yourself forward at a faster pace. I'm a runner. Am I fast? Absolutely not. Will I ever be? I doubt it with my 5'1 1/2 inch frame and short legs but I could care less.


    I'm sorry, I just have to pull you up there. This man perfectly sums up my problem..
    Please Americans. WATCH THIS!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw&ob=av3e
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    A "jogger" is a runner with low self-esteem. :laugh:
  • MayMaydoesntrun
    MayMaydoesntrun Posts: 805 Member
    According to my husband

    Jogging is what he does when someone slow is chasing him.

    Running is what he does when someone fast is chasing him. He's a smart *kitten*.
  • Sarahbara76
    Sarahbara76 Posts: 601 Member
    yeah I agree with everyone who says they are the same, But I looked it up anyway
    Jog jog
    verb \ˈjäg, ˈjȯg\
    joggedjog·ging
    Definition of JOG
    transitive verb
    1
    : to give a slight shake or push to : nudge
    2
    : to rouse to alertness <jogged his memory>
    3
    : to cause (as a horse) to go at a jog
    4
    : to align the edges of (piled sheets of paper) by hitting or shaking against a flat surface
    intransitive verb
    1
    : to move up and down or about with a short heavy motion <his … holster jogging against his hip — Thomas Williams>
    2
    a : to run or ride at a slow trot


    Run
    1run
    verb \ˈrən\
    ran also chiefly dialect runrunrun·ning
    Definition of RUN
    intransitive verb
    1
    a : to go faster than a walk; specifically : to go steadily by springing steps so that both feet leave the ground for an instant in each step b of a horse : to move at a fast gallop c : flee, retreat, escape <dropped the gun and ran> d : to utilize a running play on offense —used of a football team
    2
    a : to go without restraint : move freely about at will <let chickens run loose> b : to keep company : consort <a ram running with ewes> <ran with a wild crowd when he was young> c : to sail before the wind in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled d : roam, rove <running about with no overcoat>
    3
    a : to go rapidly or hurriedly : hasten <run and fetch the doctor> b : to go in urgency or distress : resort <runs to mother at every little difficulty> c : to make a quick, easy, or casual trip or visit <ran over to borrow some sugar>
    4
    a : to contend in a race b : to enter into an election contest <will run for mayor>
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    I'm primarily a walker... but I have blazed by people who are running (while I am still walking). I would call those people 'joggers'. The person might look like they're running - but if I can pass them at a walk - they're not really running. LOL
  • Eaglesfanintn
    Eaglesfanintn Posts: 813 Member
    To me - running is the activity. If you're doing something more than a walk, where at some point both feet are off the ground, you're running.
    Jogging vs. running is speed related. Jogging/running/sprinting - same activity, basically, just different speeds.
  • LMHinson15
    LMHinson15 Posts: 201 Member
    I'm reading a book called Marathoning for Mortals (probably a lot of people have read it, but it's new to me).

    I'm sure there is a "technical" distinction with speed. But the distinction they draw is intention. Do you have an aim or goal in mind? A target heart rate? A specific time/distance goal? Are you training to reach whatever your goal is? Then you're a "running" as a sport, rather than "jogging" which is still completely legitimate as a fitness activity but generally there isn't the same focused training goal.

    Does that make sense?

    That's how I regard it. Both are legitimate and good for you.

    Speedwise... I'm definitely a "jogger", but I'm working my a** off training for a half marathon so I consider myself a "runner"
  • Sarahbara76
    Sarahbara76 Posts: 601 Member
    A "jogger" is a runner with low self-esteem. :laugh:


    LOL ^^^ :love:
  • MissLuana
    MissLuana Posts: 356
    When I think of running, I think of the HS kids who run the long distance races...crazy *kitten*...LOL
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    According to my husband

    Jogging is what he does when someone slow is chasing him.

    Running is what he does when someone fast is chasing him. He's a smart *kitten*.

    I run when chasing pretty girls, and jog when they are chasing me. :laugh:

    Sadly, the former ends up with a mace incident, and the latter has never happened. :sad:
  • Montco_cancel
    Montco_cancel Posts: 74 Member
    It's completely an individual thing. Whatever you want to call yourself is what you are.
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